Amanda Peacher is an Arthur F. Burns fellow reporting and producing in Berlin in 2013. Amanda is from Portland, Oregon, where she works as the public insight journalist for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She produces radio and online stories, data visualizations, multimedia projects, and facilitates community engagement opportunities for OPB's newsroom.
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COVID-19 Recession Exacerbating Inequalities, Report Shows
A new report shows that the COVID-19 recession has households in the Mountain West facing high hardship rates, especially when it comes to rent and food...
Wildfire Smoke Further Clouds School Reopenings
For days now, wildfire smoke has degraded the air quality in much of the Mountain West, and that unhealthy air is forcing tough decisions for schools...
As Prisons Cancel Visitation, The Phone Line Becomes A Life Line
Tami Peay's husband is incarcerated in a Utah state prison for an illegal drugs conviction, and she hasn't seen him in more than four months. She used...
Law Firms Step Up To Help Small Businesses Navigate COVID-19 Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has forced small businesses to deal with a lot of challenges they don't normally confront. "We have dealt with everything from...
As COVID-19 Takes A Toll On Doctors' Mental Health, Nevada Psychiatrists Offer An Ear
Dr. Bret Frey is an emergency room physician in Reno, Nevada, and he likens working in health care right now to fighting in a war. "I always thought...
Colorado Researchers Zap Coronavirus In Donated Blood, Making Transfusions Safer
Scientists at Colorado State University have developed a way to make sure blood transfusions don't transmit the COVID-19 virus, according to a new study .
Pandemic Puts U.S. In A Recession
The National Bureau of Economic Research announced Monday that the U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February.
Idaho And Wyoming Prisons Remain Free Of COVID-19 (As Far As They Know)
There have been more than 40,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in prisons and jails across 47 states. Only Idaho and Wyoming, as well as Hawaii, have yet to...
Rent Assistance Key To People Staying In Their Homes, Groups Say
As employers continue to lay off workers at unprecedented levels, every state in the Mountain West has some kind of rent assistance program in place....
USDA Acts Fast To Help Schools Offer Families Take-Out, Grocery Money
A little boy in an orange shirt walks up to a grab-and-go meal site at an elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah. A school worker wearing a mask uses...